Jaipur: A court in Shrimadhopur passed an injunction order stopping the child marriage of two sisters aged 17 and 15 in Sikar district. This is the first such judicial intervention in Sikar district prohibiting child marriage.Acting on a tip-off from an NGO, a joint team of the district legal services authority and police reached the site last week and counselled the families, informing them of the legal consequences. A formal notice was also issued to stop the marriages. Despite this, the families allegedly continued preparations in secrecy, and the girls were to be married Sunday on Akshaya Tritiya.An urgent petition was filed Monday with the support of the District Legal Services Authority and the Department of Child Rights.Shailendra Pandya, former member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, whose NGO Gayatri Seva Sansthan was part of the team that stopped the marriage, said, “The order is the first judicial injunction issued in the district under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. This order sets an important precedent. It not only safeguards the lives of two girls but also signals that legal action against child marriage is becoming more effective and stringent.”
